ECTS - Seminar
Seminar (IR500) Course Detail
Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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Seminar | IR500 | 1. Semester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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N/A |
Course Language | English |
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Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Observation Case Study. |
Course Lecturer(s) |
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Course Objectives | • to support students to conduct independent research; • to write a research proposal on their thesis topic; • to familiriaze students with the primary research methods that could be applied in their thesis; • to help students to conduct literature review, collect and analyze data for their thesis research. |
Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Content | Preparation of a research question, data collection and analysis, research design and results interpretation; preparation of a research proposal on the topic of students` choice (preferably on their thesis or project) and presentation in the class. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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1 | A General Introduction to the Course: Starting a Research Project, Making Plans, the value of research, why do research, why write up? | In-Class Reading: Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 1-11. |
2 | Connecting with your Reader: conversations among researchers, writers, readers and their social roles, readers and their common problems, writers and their common problems | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 12-27. |
3 | Science and Scientific Research | Bhattacherjee, Chapter 1, pp. 1-8. |
4 | Planning the Project: from topic to questions | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 29-47. |
5 | From Questions to Problems, From Questions to Sources | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 48-72. |
6 | Using Sources | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 73-84. |
7 | Midterm Exam | None |
8 | Arguments, Drafting and Conversations, Making Good Arguments, Claims and Evidence, | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 85-110. |
9 | The Research Process | Bhattacherjee, Chapter 3, pp. 17-24. |
10 | Warrants | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 111-131. |
11 | Qualifications | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 132-148. |
12 | Planning Again: Preparing to Draft, Drafting and Revising | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 149-174. |
13 | Communicating Evidence Visually | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 175-200. |
14 | Revising your organization and argument | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 201-214. |
15 | Research Ethics | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 255-258. |
16 | Final Exam | None |
Sources
Course Book | 1. Anol Bhattacherjee, Social Science Research: Principles, Methods and Practices. Tampa: USF, 2012. |
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2. Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams, The Craft of Research.Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1995. |
Evaluation System
Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
Laboratory | - | - |
Application | - | - |
Field Work | - | - |
Special Course Internship | - | - |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
Homework Assignments | - | - |
Presentation | - | - |
Project | - | - |
Report | - | - |
Seminar | - | - |
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
Toplam | 3 | 100 |
Percentage of Semester Work | 100 |
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Percentage of Final Work | 0 |
Total | 100 |
Course Category
Core Courses | X |
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Major Area Courses | |
Supportive Courses | |
Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
# | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Gains the ability to understand, explain, and apply the basic concepts and methodologies of international relations | X | ||||
2 | Gains the ability to analyze international relations at a theoretical level | X | ||||
3 | Gains the ability to interpret current global and national political issues through logical and informed analysis | X | ||||
4 | Gains the ability to adopt different perspectives on international relations | X | ||||
5 | Gains the ability to analyze the current and future positions of global and regional actors | X | ||||
6 | Develops relevant academic and applied research skills in political issues | X | ||||
7 | Develops the academic writing skills related to the field | X | ||||
8 | Develops the academic presentation skills related to the field | X | ||||
9 | Develops analytical thinking and independent research skills | X | ||||
10 | Develops critical analysis, interpretation, and discussion skills, and adopts an open-minded approach to learning | X | ||||
11 | Gains the ability to develop arguments. | X | ||||
12 | Recognizes the importance of lifelong learning | X |
ECTS/Workload Table
Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory | |||
Application | |||
Special Course Internship | |||
Field Work | |||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
Project | |||
Report | |||
Homework Assignments | |||
Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Total Workload | 125 |